- Collection:
- Rendezvous with Destiny: World War II Oral Histories
- Title:
- World War Two oral history interviews : interview with Joseph Thomas Meyer, Jr., September 14, 1994 / produced by Athens-Clarke County Library
- Creator:
- Meyer, Joseph Thomas, Jr., 1925-2009
- Publisher:
- Athens, Georgia : Athens-Clarke County Library
- Date of Original:
- 1994-09-14
- Subject:
- Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Georgia
United States. Navy
Wisconsin (Battleship : BB-64)
Augusta (Side-wheel steamer)
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Atomic bomb
Korean War, 1950-1953 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
moving images - Type:
- Moving Image
- Description:
- Joseph Meyer recounts his WWII experiences. He joined the Navy in 1944 as a Seaman Apprentice serving on the USS Wisconsin and the USS Augusta. President Truman traveled to the Potsdam Conference on board the USS Augusta where Mr. Meyer has a conversation with the President for about 15-20 minutes. Mr. Meyer recounts President Truman telling the seamen about the atomic bomb. Mr. Meyer later serves in the Korean War.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-hRKfGjnv8&list=PLHODIJfoHwXMkA4eAo6S365Kglr0Rctc3&index=61
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 interview (circa 117 min.) : sound, color
- Holding Institution:
- Athens-Clarke County Library
- Rights:
-
